"I don't think most people would like ships that owned themselves," she allows, thinking of the Expansionary Defense Fleet and the way it reactions to all of its property.

"And it would be frustrating not to be able to change."

If she were a ship, she's thinking. (It even grates now, a little, though she still understands and accepts her duty. But she'd really like to stay here and meet all the people in this part of the galaxy. She would really, really love that.)